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|previous = [[Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley]] and [[Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)|Penistone]] |
|previous = [[Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley]] and [[Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)|Penistone]] |
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|next = [[Barnsley Central]], [[Penistone & Stocksbridge]] |
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|region = England |
|region = England |
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|county = [[South Yorkshire]] |
|county = [[South Yorkshire]] |
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'''Barnsley West and Penistone''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in [[South Yorkshire]] which returned one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first-past-the-post]] voting system. |
'''Barnsley West and Penistone''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in [[South Yorkshire]] which returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first-past-the-post]] voting system. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley wards of Darton, Dodworth, Hoyland East, Hoyland West, Park, Penistone East, Penistone West, and Worsbrough. |
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley wards of Darton, Dodworth, Hoyland East, Hoyland West, Park, Penistone East, Penistone West, and Worsbrough. |
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Barnsley West and Penistone constituency was created in 1983 when the former [[Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley constituency]] was split into three divisions. This seat also contained parts of the former [[Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)|Penistone constituency]], which was abolished in the same boundary review: in total it covered the western part of the [[Barnsley (borough)|Borough of Barnsley]] and included the town of [[Penistone]]. It bordered the constituencies of [[ |
Barnsley West and Penistone constituency was created in 1983 when the former [[Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley constituency]] was split into three divisions. This seat also contained parts of the former [[Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)|Penistone constituency]], which was abolished in the same boundary review: in total it covered the western part of the [[Barnsley (borough)|Borough of Barnsley]] and included the town of [[Penistone]]. It bordered the constituencies of [[Sheffield Hillsborough]], [[Wentworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Wentworth]], [[Barnsley East and Mexborough]], [[Barnsley Central]], [[Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Hemsworth]], [[Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Wakefield]], [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley]], and [[High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)|High Peak]]. Penistone itself provides the highest [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] vote in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley|Borough of Barnsley]] (although not always a majority - see for instance [[1998 Barnsley Council election]] and [[2008 Barnsley Council election]]), but the other small towns and villages, mostly former mining areas, are safely Labour. |
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===Boundary review=== |
===Boundary review=== |
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Following the [[Boundary Commission for England]]'s report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and the subsequent inquiry in 2005 it was announced that the constituency of Barnsley West and Penistone would be abolished for future elections. The revisions split the constituency in two: the easternmost wards were to become part of a revised [[ |
Following the [[Boundary Commission for England]]'s report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and the subsequent inquiry in 2005 it was announced that the constituency of Barnsley West and Penistone would be abolished for future elections. The revisions split the constituency in two: the easternmost wards were to become part of a revised [[Barnsley Central]] constituency, while the westernmost wards, around Penistone, would be combined with the northern wards from the [[Sheffield Hillsborough]] constituency. This new constituency was to be named [[Penistone and Stocksbridge]], and covers a similar area to the historic Penistone constituency. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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The constituency had two [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]], both of which were from the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. |
The constituency had two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]], both of which were from the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] or [[Labour Co-operative]]. |
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| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] |
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] |
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| [[Allen McKay]] |
| [[Allen McKay]] |
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|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK) |
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| [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] |
| [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] |
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| [[Michael Clapham]] |
| [[Michael Clapham]] |
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| [[Labour Co-operative]] |
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|[[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] |
|[[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] |
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|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[ |
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Barnsley Central]] & [[Penistone and Stocksbridge]]'' |
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===Elections in the 2000s=== |
===Elections in the 2000s=== |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
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|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = Labour |
|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
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|votes = 20,372 |
|votes = 20,372 |
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|percentage = 55.3 |
|percentage = 55.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.3 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Clive Watkinson |
|candidate = Clive Watkinson |
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|change = +1.8 |
|change = +1.8 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Alison Brelsford |
|candidate = Alison Brelsford |
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|change = +1.5 |
|change = +1.5 |
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{{Election box majority |
{{Election box majority |
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|votes = 11,314 |
|votes = 11,314 |
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|percentage = 30.7 |
|percentage = 30.7 |
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|change = |
|change = -5.1 |
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{{Election box turnout |
{{Election box turnout |
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|votes = 36,842 |
|votes = 36,842 |
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|percentage = 55.0 |
|percentage = 55.0 |
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|change = +2.1 |
|change = +2.1 |
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{{Election box hold with party link |
{{Election box hold with party link |
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|winner = Labour |
|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|swing = |
|swing = −2.5 |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
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|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = Labour |
|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
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|votes = 20,244 |
|votes = 20,244 |
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|percentage = 58.6 |
|percentage = 58.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −0.7 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = William Rowe |
|candidate = William Rowe |
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|votes = 7,892 |
|votes = 7,892 |
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|percentage = 22.8 |
|percentage = 22.8 |
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|change = +4. |
|change = +4.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Miles Crompton |
|candidate = Miles Crompton |
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|change = +0.6 |
|change = +0.6 |
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{{Election box majority |
{{Election box majority |
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|votes = 12,352 |
|votes = 12,352 |
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|percentage = 35.8 |
|percentage = 35.8 |
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|change = |
|change = -5.1 |
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{{Election box turnout |
{{Election box turnout |
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|votes = 34,564 |
|votes = 34,564 |
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|percentage = 52.9 |
|percentage = 52.9 |
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|change = |
|change = −12.1 |
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{{Election box hold with party link |
{{Election box hold with party link |
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|winner = Labour |
|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|swing = |
|swing = −2.6 |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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===Elections in the 1990s=== |
===Elections in the 1990s=== |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
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|title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/513.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=1 May 1997|work=Election 1997|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=2010-12-25}}</ref><ref>C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.120 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)</ref> |
|title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/513.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=1 May 1997|work=Election 1997|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=2010-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811185047/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/513.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.120 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = |
|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
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|votes = 25,017 |
|votes = 25,017 |
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|change = +1.0 |
|change = +1.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Paul Watkins |
|candidate = Paul Watkins |
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|change = −9.6 |
|change = −9.6 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Winifred Knight |
|candidate = Winifred Knight |
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|change = +6.3 |
|change = +6.3 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Referendum Party |
|party = Referendum Party |
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|candidate = Joyce Miles |
|candidate = Joyce Miles |
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|votes = 1,828 |
|votes = 1,828 |
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|percentage = 4.3 |
|percentage = 4.3 |
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|change = '' |
|change = ''New'' |
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{{Election box majority |
{{Election box majority |
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|votes = 17,267 |
|votes = 17,267 |
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|percentage = 40.9 |
|percentage = 40.9 |
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|change = +10. |
|change = +10.6 |
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{{Election box turnout |
{{Election box turnout |
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|votes = 42,208 |
|votes = 42,208 |
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|percentage = 65.0 |
|percentage = 65.0 |
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|change = −10.7 |
|change = −10.7 |
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{{Election box hold with party link |
{{Election box hold with party link |
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|winner = |
|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|swing = +5.3 |
|swing = +5.3 |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
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|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Barnsley West and Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Barnsley West and Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = |
|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
|candidate = [[Michael Clapham]] |
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|votes = 27,965 |
|votes = 27,965 |
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|change = +0.9 |
|change = +0.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Graham Sawyer |
|candidate = Graham Sawyer |
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|change = +1.4 |
|change = +1.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Hugh Nicolson |
|candidate = Hugh Nicolson |
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|change = −4.3 |
|change = −4.3 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Derek Jones |
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|votes = 970 |
|votes = 970 |
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|percentage = 2.0 |
|percentage = 2.0 |
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|change = '' |
|change = ''New'' |
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{{Election box majority |
{{Election box majority |
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|votes = 14,504 |
|votes = 14,504 |
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|percentage = 30. |
|percentage = 30.3 |
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|change = −0.5 |
|change = −0.5 |
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{{Election box turnout |
{{Election box turnout |
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|votes = 48,006 |
|votes = 48,006 |
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|percentage = 75.7 |
|percentage = 75.7 |
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|change = |
|change = 0.0 |
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|winner = |
|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|loser = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = −0.2 |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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===Elections in the 1980s=== |
===Elections in the 1980s=== |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
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|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Allen McKay]] |
|candidate = [[Allen McKay]] |
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|votes = 26,498 |
|votes = 26,498 |
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|percentage = 57.4 |
|percentage = 57.4 |
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|change = |
|change = +6.6 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Alan Duncan]] |
|candidate = [[Alan Duncan]] |
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|votes = 12,307 |
|votes = 12,307 |
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|percentage = 26.6 |
|percentage = 26.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −0.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Social Democratic Party (UK) |
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Richard Hall |
|candidate = Richard Hall |
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|votes = 7,409 |
|votes = 7,409 |
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|percentage = 16.0 |
|percentage = 16.0 |
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|change = |
|change = −5.7 |
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{{Election box majority |
{{Election box majority |
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|votes = 14,191 |
|votes = 14,191 |
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|percentage = 30. |
|percentage = 30.8 |
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|change = |
|change = +7.5 |
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{{Election box turnout |
{{Election box turnout |
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|votes = |
|votes = 46,214 |
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|percentage = 75.7 |
|percentage = 75.7 |
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|change = |
|change = +2.5 |
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{{Election box hold with party link |
{{Election box hold with party link |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = +3.7 |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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The first general election in this constituency was won by Allen McKay, who had been the MP for the abolished Penistone constituency since 1978. |
The first general election in this constituency was won by Allen McKay, who had been the MP for the abolished Penistone constituency since 1978. |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
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|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Barnsley West & Penistone<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/028.stm BBC Vote 2001] |
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*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9338,-689,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics] (Election results from 1992 to the present) |
*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9338,-689,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics] (Election results from 1992 to the present) |
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*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources] ([http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge83/i01.htm 1983] and [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge87/i01.htm 1987] results) |
*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215021415/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm |date=15 December 2005 }} ([http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge83/i01.htm 1983] and [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge87/i01.htm 1987] results) |
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Revision as of 10:30, 1 February 2024
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Barnsley West and Penistone | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | South Yorkshire |
Major settlements | Penistone |
1983–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Barnsley and Penistone |
Replaced by | Barnsley Central, Penistone & Stocksbridge |
Barnsley West and Penistone was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
History
It was considered a safe seat for the Labour Party.
Boundaries
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley wards of Darton, Dodworth, Hoyland East, Hoyland West, Park, Penistone East, Penistone West, and Worsbrough.
Barnsley West and Penistone constituency was created in 1983 when the former Barnsley constituency was split into three divisions. This seat also contained parts of the former Penistone constituency, which was abolished in the same boundary review: in total it covered the western part of the Borough of Barnsley and included the town of Penistone. It bordered the constituencies of Sheffield Hillsborough, Wentworth, Barnsley East and Mexborough, Barnsley Central, Hemsworth, Wakefield, Colne Valley, and High Peak. Penistone itself provides the highest Conservative vote in the Borough of Barnsley (although not always a majority - see for instance 1998 Barnsley Council election and 2008 Barnsley Council election), but the other small towns and villages, mostly former mining areas, are safely Labour.
Boundary review
Following the Boundary Commission for England's report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and the subsequent inquiry in 2005 it was announced that the constituency of Barnsley West and Penistone would be abolished for future elections. The revisions split the constituency in two: the easternmost wards were to become part of a revised Barnsley Central constituency, while the westernmost wards, around Penistone, would be combined with the northern wards from the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency. This new constituency was to be named Penistone and Stocksbridge, and covers a similar area to the historic Penistone constituency.
Members of Parliament
The constituency had two Members of Parliament, both of which were from the Labour Party or Labour Co-operative.
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
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1983 | Allen McKay | Labour | |
1992 | Michael Clapham | Labour Co-operative | |
2010 | constituency abolished: see Barnsley Central & Penistone and Stocksbridge |
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Michael Clapham | 20,372 | 55.3 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | Clive Watkinson | 9,058 | 24.6 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Brelsford | 7,422 | 20.1 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 11,314 | 30.7 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 36,842 | 55.0 | +2.1 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Michael Clapham | 20,244 | 58.6 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | William Rowe | 7,892 | 22.8 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Miles Crompton | 6,428 | 18.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 12,352 | 35.8 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 34,564 | 52.9 | −12.1 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −2.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Michael Clapham | 25,017 | 59.3 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Watkins | 7,750 | 18.4 | −9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Winifred Knight | 7,613 | 18.0 | +6.3 | |
Referendum | Joyce Miles | 1,828 | 4.3 | New | |
Majority | 17,267 | 40.9 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 42,208 | 65.0 | −10.7 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Michael Clapham | 27,965 | 58.3 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Graham Sawyer | 13,461 | 28.0 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hugh Nicolson | 5,610 | 11.7 | −4.3 | |
Green | Derek Jones | 970 | 2.0 | New | |
Majority | 14,504 | 30.3 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 48,006 | 75.7 | 0.0 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Labour | Swing | −0.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Allen McKay | 26,498 | 57.4 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 12,307 | 26.6 | −0.9 | |
SDP | Richard Hall | 7,409 | 16.0 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 14,191 | 30.8 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 46,214 | 75.7 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 |
The first general election in this constituency was won by Allen McKay, who had been the MP for the abolished Penistone constituency since 1978.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Allen McKay | 22,560 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Hartley | 12,218 | 27.5 | ||
SDP | John Evans | 9,624 | 21.7 | ||
Majority | 10,342 | 23.3 | |||
Turnout | 44,402 | 73.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.120 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sources
- BBC Election 2005
- BBC Vote 2001
- Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)
- Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources Archived 15 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine (1983 and 1987 results)